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Pollock's Toy Museum

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Tin toys, teddy bears, dolls houses, puppets, optical toys and games from around the world adorn the winding staircases and creaking rooms.

Po***ck’s Toy Museum is the UK's oldest toy museum with over 7000 objects, currently looking for a permanent home but can be found at pop-ups in Leadenhall and Croydon in 2024 Po***ck's Toy Museum is a collection of 7000 toys, games and childhood ephemera currently looking for a permanent home in London.

The collection is an eclectic mix of curios, each room filled with unique cases displaying

toys from the past. At the heart of the museum is its extensive and unrivalled collection of toy theatres with a comprehensive archive of plays and plates.

The Museum is named after Benjamin Po***ck, the last of the Toy Theatre makers. Mr Po***ck had a shop and printers, dating back to the 1850s, based in Hoxton in the east end of London. Mr Po***ck hand printed, constructed and coloured much of the Toy Theatre material housed in the museum today.

The Museum is now run by volunteers from Po***ck's Toy Museum Trust, a charity established in 1969, with the support of Jack, the great grandson of founders Marguerite and Kenneth Fawdry.

Please do come and visit one of our pop-ups and get in touch if you can help us find a permanent home.

03/04/2026

1. Mr Cadbury showing his first production of chocolate eggs 1875. Both Fry and Cadbury
developed the first mass produced chocolate eggs in the 1870s. But these were expensive luxury confections aimed at adults rather than children.

2. Red hares as a surprise in a Polish wooden egg. Anglicised as the Easter bunny, hares are part of an ancient European folk belief that hares laid eggs in springtime.

3. Po***ck’s Toy Museum houses a beautiful collection of wooden Easter eggs containing surprises and gifts from Germany,Poland, India and Russia.

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01/04/2026

Inspired by our Moving Toys exhibition: Make a wibbly wobbly balancing Easter bunny 🐰

Drop in 11.30am to 3.30pm Saturdays 4th and 11th of April at our Croydon location.

Unit 49, Whitgift Centre Croydon, CR0 1UQ (Whitgift Centre Car Park: CR9 1AT).

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31/03/2026

Join us this Easter! Take part in the family fun and learn something new 🐣💐🐰

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11/03/2026

Inspired by Paddington’s recent appearance presenting the Po***ck’s Paddington has had a bit of a rummage in the museum store and found the 1948 Oscar film star board game. The rules seem a bit complicated, so he‘s decided just to award the little silver plastic Oscar to some of his theatrical bear friends-who are taking it in turns to be honoured.

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26/02/2026

Fancy a mini theatre trip this Saturday? Come down to Po***ck’s to catch this week’s free toy theatre performance of Children in the Wood!

Performances at 12:00 and 2:00pm at our Croydon location.

Unit 49, Whitgift Centre Croydon, CR0 1UQ �(Centre Car Park: CR9 1AT)

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18/02/2026

Oh no! The hogs are eating all the turnips 😱🐷🫜

This is a hand painted Victorian magic lantern slide. Have you ever seen them before?

You can see more dynamic toys at the current exhibition in Croydon: Whizz, Jump, Spin, Hoot, Flutter and Fly.

Unit 49, Whitgift Centre Croydon, CR0 1UQ (Whitgift Centre Car Park: CR9 1AT). Open Saturday, 11.00am-4.00pm.

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13/02/2026

Any plans for today? Why not have a look at our latest exhibition at ?

The latest miniature exhibition focuses on Pantomime and features toy theatres, a historic playbill, and some examples of the revival of interest in the Harlequinade in the 1940s.

Open Thursday and Friday, 11.00am-3.00pm.
Unit 32-33, Leadenhall Market, London, EC3V 1LR

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11/02/2026

First out of the parcel of soft rabbits and dogs is a well loved ted, originally belonging to Yvonne, born 1920, and given by her grandson 🧸

Did you keep any of your childhood toys?

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06/02/2026

Now you can! 🐊🕺🏻 Come and see dynamic moving toys from around the world at our current exhibition “Whizz, jump, spin, hoot, flutter and fly” in Croydon.

Open every Saturday 11.00am-4.00pm.�Unit 49, Whitgift Centre Croydon, CR0 1UQ �(Centre Car Park: CR9 1AT)

04/02/2026

Which would you gift to your Valentine? ❤️

Leadenhall Location:
Open Thursday and Friday, 11.00am-3.00pm.
Unit 32-33, Leadenhall Market, London, EC3V 1LR

Croydon location:
Open every Saturday 11.00am-4.00pm.�Unit 49, Whitgift Centre Croydon, CR0 1UQ �(Centre Car Park: CR9 1AT)

02/02/2026

New Arrivals: Action Man has flown in to Po***ck’s Toy Museum, Croydon 🚁

Every Saturday 11- 4 pm.
Unit 49, Whitgift Centre, CR9 1AT

23/12/2025

A big Po***ck’s thank you to all our visitors, volunteers and supporters, wishing you a very Happy Christmas, and looking forward to welcoming you back, as we celebrate our 70th anniversary year in 2026 ✨🎄🧸

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London

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Website

http://www.pollockstoymuseum.co.uk/

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